Soccer Chant

[BMac]

In response to the questions on the lyrics of the soccer style chant we're trying to adopt in section A:

Cornell x5
When you come
to play at Lynah
Then we'll give your goalies hell!

You can listen to the tune.

[mnagowski]

This would be fantastic if the entire student section could get on the same page! What tune are the lyrics set to?

It reminds me of a cheer from the old days:

http://www.metaezra.com/archive/2007/05/the_cornell_battle_cry.shtml

[BMac]

The chant is copied from a soccer chant I heard at a Real Madrid home game over winter break. Unfortunately, try as I might I can't find a video or audio clip of it happening. The words are mine, LaJollaRed's, and our friend Steve's. We still think it's too positive, but we're no good at lyric writing.

It's the sort of chant that comes very easily once you hear it once, though, and doesn't need the band to start. We don't have any songs to use during play, and I thought this would help out. From experience, I guarantee that it sounds ridiculously intimidating if a large crowd is belting it out very loudly, particularly a mostly-male crowd.


Our other new cheer attempt yesterday was met with more success. Whenever a Nash scores, we're merely ramping up the baseball-style "charge!" song, singing the word Nash at the right frequency and pitch. Instead of charge at the end, we let out a big "scores!"

It's not great, but if the crowd got into it, I think it could really work out.

[imafrshmn]

The soccer chant style song is EXACTLY what we need at games.  We'll try to make it happen on Sunday against Clarkson, and hopefully some people will have read this and know what it's all about.  As for the chant itself, it's catchy and simple enough to get going.  I wouldn't mind having several songs like this in the arsenal--hopefully this might spur on some creativity (!!!) in the fans.  The nice thing about it is that it's not only loud and intimidating and a change of pace from "LGR" all the time, but that it can last for a while and get carried around the rink from A.

[French Rage]

What is the speed of the 5 Cornells?  Would I be right in assuming that the last three come faster than the first two (so that it matches the tempo of the rest)?

[dietlbomb]

Can you make a recording of these?  Over in section F we are never going to hear you.

[mnagowski]

Well, if you can get enough people on board for tomorrow afternoon, it might be picked up by ESPNU and we can throw it on YouTube. Maybe print out some lyric sheets and distribute them during the intermissions?

I always enjoyed the chants that take place at Lynah East. Typically we'll start off with a 'Grade Inflation' chant, to which the Cantabrigians respond with 'SUNY-Ithaca', and we'll retort with 'Blue Blood' or 'Silver Spoon'. It gets pretty entertaining.

Here's a quick little ditty for you try:

Welcome to Lyn-ah,
Now we're gonna kill-yah.

[Will]

[quote dietlbomb]Can you make a recording of these?  Over in section F we are never going to hear you.[/quote]

Or in section M, for that matter.  (Yeah, it'll just be me singing, I'm sure.)

[imafrshmn]

I propose saying "hell" 3x in the same time interval and shouting it.

we give your goalies hell! hell! hell!

[Swampy]

[quote imafrshmn]The soccer chant style song is EXACTLY what we need at games.  We'll try to make it happen on Sunday against Clarkson, and hopefully some people will have read this and know what it's all about.  As for the chant itself, it's catchy and simple enough to get going.  I wouldn't mind having several songs like this in the arsenal--hopefully this might spur on some creativity (!!!) in the fans.  The nice thing about it is that it's not only loud and intimidating and a change of pace from "LGR" all the time, but that it can last for a while and get carried around the rink from A.[/quote]

I think BMac is thinking of the soccer fan anthem, "Ole, Ole, Ole." Click this link to hear it: http://fanchants.com/football-songs/sheffield_utd-chants/ole-ole-ole/.

Besides singing "Ole" five times, the rest of the song will vary. "We are the champions; we are the champions" is one common verse. There are others. Google "Ole, Ole, Ole lyrics" to see more.

[jtwcornell91]

[quote French Rage]What is the speed of the 5 Cornells?  Would I be right in assuming that the last three come faster than the first two (so that it matches the tempo of the rest)?[/quote]

This would scan correctly for the tune I'm thinking of, that I hear at lots of European sporting events, which sounds to me a lot like "Clementine":

Dah-dah
Dah-dah
Dah-dah, dah-dah, dah-dah
Da da dah-dah [oh my darlin]
Da da dah-dah [oh my darlin]
Da da dah-dah dah-dah-dah [oh my darlin Clementine]

Is that the one?

Okay, now who wants to revive my idea of making Big Red Hockey fanscarves?

[BMac]

YES! It is my darling clementine! Perfect!

I hadn't read all the responses before the game, or we would have tried it. Ok, this is happening now. This is excellent!

[polar]

still have no idea what you're talking about, and no one's going to know what's going on in Section F. The faster we can get a sound clip of this sung, the better

[Josh '99]

Madrid are the scum of the earth, therefore I refuse to chant anything you got from them.  Nothing personal.  B-]

[HeafDog]

Were you able to try this out at the rink?

Can you record something (doesn't matter where, just in your dorm room is fine) and post a link to an mp3?